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(11) EP 1 535 901 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
24.09.2008 Bulletin 2008/39

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
05.03.2008 Bulletin 2008/10

(21) Application number: 02788757.9

(22) Date of filing: 09.12.2002
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
C07C 253/30(2006.01)
 C07C 255/50(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/JP2002/012847
(87) International publication number:
WO 2003/106406 (24.12.2003 Gazette 2003/52)

(54)

PROCESS FOR PRODUCING 4'-BROMOMETHYL-2-CYANOBIPHENYL

VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON 4'-BROMMETHYL-2-CYANOBIPHENYL

PROCEDE DE PRODUCTION DE 4'-BROMOMETHYL-2-CYANOBIPHENYLE

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SI SK TR

(30) Priority: 12.06.2002 JP 2002172016

(43) Date of publication of application:
01.06.2005 Bulletin 2005/22

(73) Proprietor: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
Tokyo 104-8260 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • YAMADA, Seiji, c/o SUMITOMO CHEMICAL CO.,LTD
    Kurashiki-shi, Okayama 711-0903 (JP)
  • ISHIHARA, Ken, c/o SUMITOMO CHEMICAL CO., LTD
    Kurashiki-shi, Okayama 711-0903 (JP)
  • NAKAMATSU, Toshio, c/o SUMITOMO CHEMICAL CO., LTD
    Kurashiki-shi, Okayama 711-0903 (JP)

(74) Representative: Duckworth, Timothy John et al
J.A. Kemp & Co. 14 South Square Gray's Inn
London WC1R 5JJ
London WC1R 5JJ (GB)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A- 0 336 567
EP-A- 0 973 729
WO-A1-98/46562
DE-C1- 19 712 339
 EP-A- 0 853 081
EP-A1- 0 709 369
DE-A1- 19 757 995
US-B1- 6 214 999
   
  • PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 2000, no. 12, 3 January 2001 (2001-01-03) & JP 2000 256298 A (SUMIKA FINE CHEMICALS CO LTD), 19 September 2000 (2000-09-19)
  • PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 2002, no. 07, 3 July 2002 (2002-07-03) & JP 2002 088044 A (SUMITOMO SEIKA CHEM CO LTD), 27 March 2002 (2002-03-27)
   
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